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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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earnest supporters — as constant and 
willing contributors. Their efforts 
are the more valuable to us because 
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taneity expresses a heartiness of co- 
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us. In such an undertaking" as the 
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“ Entomologist ” the real desire of 
the subscribers for its success is 
synonymous with that success, the 
one follows upon the other inevitably, 
unfolded by the creative energy of 
its moving power. 
As the entomologist gets older, 
his curiosity to see his name in print 
wanes and expires. He is given to 
solitary wanderings in choice locali- 
ties ; to stealthy captures of incon- 
ceivable Nepticulce ; to the smoking 
of pipes where no eye can see ; to 
rapid accumulation of rare larvae ; to 
hidden doings whereof no man 
knoweth. 
There is a mass of information 
now lying 'perdu, which is in- 
dispensable to the success of sucli a 
scheme as we lately proposed to our 
contributors — information which lies 
hidden at one fountain-head, which 
it is impossible to gain access to but 
by one especial source. We hear of 
a species, which is asserted to be a 
new one, and which comes upon us 
unexpectedly from some hitherto 
unexplored locality. It dies out, 
however, with a brilliant and 
metcor-like flash ; and is thence- 
forward obscured in the most pro- 
found mystery. 
With regard to this undetermined 
class we may say, in conclusion, with 
Mr. Moore — 
“ Whosoe’er of this lost treasure knows. 
Is begged to state all facts about it. 
As the Editor can’t well face his foes, 
Nor even his friends, just now, with- 
out it.” 
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